The Spain Film Commission is partnering with Olsberg•Spi to draw up a first ever in-depth study on the economic impact of international shoots in Spain.
Profilm, Spain’s association of line producers, will also participate in the venture, its members supplying data for the report. “We have an agreement and vocation for collaboration,“ said Sfc president Carlos Rosado.
The report will focus on “those international productions that receive or apply for tax incentives in Spain,” added José Manuel Guimeráns, Sfc secretary general. It is expected to be concluded by March 2024.
Announced Tuesday at a packed press room at the Kursaal, the San Sebastian Festival center, the report responds to multiple needs.
In March 2021, Rosado recalled, Spanish president Pedro Sánchez announced a hugely ambitious Spain Avs Hub plan, designed to plow €1.6 billion (€1.8 billion) into the country’s audiovisual sector. Much of that, €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion), has been spent by early this...
Profilm, Spain’s association of line producers, will also participate in the venture, its members supplying data for the report. “We have an agreement and vocation for collaboration,“ said Sfc president Carlos Rosado.
The report will focus on “those international productions that receive or apply for tax incentives in Spain,” added José Manuel Guimeráns, Sfc secretary general. It is expected to be concluded by March 2024.
Announced Tuesday at a packed press room at the Kursaal, the San Sebastian Festival center, the report responds to multiple needs.
In March 2021, Rosado recalled, Spanish president Pedro Sánchez announced a hugely ambitious Spain Avs Hub plan, designed to plow €1.6 billion (€1.8 billion) into the country’s audiovisual sector. Much of that, €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion), has been spent by early this...
- 9/27/2023
- by Callum McLennan and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Arguably, no other established Spanish film and TV industry has grown faster over the last decade than its service sector for international shoots. Some of the world’s most favorable tax incentives have helped propel business to historic heights.
Kicking off in 2015, tax regs rose muscularly during mid-pandemic in 2020. But in December, the Spanish government took it up another notch, establishing tax advantages for international productions of up to €20 million ($22.2 million) per movie and $11.1 million for a TV series episode. That increase went into effect Jan. 1.
With a special tax regime, the Canary Islands’ ceiling is $40.0 million for a film and a $20 mil- lion per series episode, some of the highest in Europe.
Discounts for foreign productions on mainland Spain are set at 30% for the first $1.11 million of deductible expenses and 25% for the rest. The Canaries offer a succulent 50%-45%. From Jan. 1, deduction rates in Basque Country’s Bizkaia reach...
Kicking off in 2015, tax regs rose muscularly during mid-pandemic in 2020. But in December, the Spanish government took it up another notch, establishing tax advantages for international productions of up to €20 million ($22.2 million) per movie and $11.1 million for a TV series episode. That increase went into effect Jan. 1.
With a special tax regime, the Canary Islands’ ceiling is $40.0 million for a film and a $20 mil- lion per series episode, some of the highest in Europe.
Discounts for foreign productions on mainland Spain are set at 30% for the first $1.11 million of deductible expenses and 25% for the rest. The Canaries offer a succulent 50%-45%. From Jan. 1, deduction rates in Basque Country’s Bizkaia reach...
- 5/10/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Spain has proved ever more successful in luring some of the biggest movies and series, and although 2020 saw a large rise in tax breaks, the big hike came in December. New record tax advantages raised relief for international productions to up to €20 million (21.4 million) per movie and 10.7 million for any single series episode.
In the Canary Islands — operating a special tax regime — the film tax break ceiling is now an extraordinary 38.6 million, one of the highest in Europe.
Effective Jan. 1, deduction rates for foreign productions are set at 30 for the first 1.1 million of deductible expenses and 25 for the rest in the Peninsula, and 50- 45 in the Canaries.
“The hike has solved a problem that prevented the capture of big productions,” says Carlos Rosado, president of the Spain Film Commission, a network of 41 film commissions and offices.
“The measures will undoubtedly serve to attract larger-scale projects,” adds Fernando Victoria de Lecea,...
In the Canary Islands — operating a special tax regime — the film tax break ceiling is now an extraordinary 38.6 million, one of the highest in Europe.
Effective Jan. 1, deduction rates for foreign productions are set at 30 for the first 1.1 million of deductible expenses and 25 for the rest in the Peninsula, and 50- 45 in the Canaries.
“The hike has solved a problem that prevented the capture of big productions,” says Carlos Rosado, president of the Spain Film Commission, a network of 41 film commissions and offices.
“The measures will undoubtedly serve to attract larger-scale projects,” adds Fernando Victoria de Lecea,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
In a bold move, Spain’s Congress has raised the cap on tax rebates enjoyed by international TV productions to €10 million (10.6 million) per episode.
Parallel to that, the total tax relief for international productions, whether movies or series, has been hiked from €10 million to €20 million (21.2 million). A ceiling for deductions enjoyed by a title’s top creatives, previously set at €100,000, has also been eliminated.
Set to come into force in 2023 once cleared why the European Union, the new rulings, included in Spain’s corporate tax regulation, mark a bold play to attract some of the biggest TV shoots on earth and encourage them to stay longer in Spain.
The country is home to one of the biggest historical heritage offers in Europe and boasts spectacular landscapes, both of which have been exploited by a strong line in big fantasy titles from “Game of Thrones,” which shot in Spain over 2014-18, to “The Witcher,...
Parallel to that, the total tax relief for international productions, whether movies or series, has been hiked from €10 million to €20 million (21.2 million). A ceiling for deductions enjoyed by a title’s top creatives, previously set at €100,000, has also been eliminated.
Set to come into force in 2023 once cleared why the European Union, the new rulings, included in Spain’s corporate tax regulation, mark a bold play to attract some of the biggest TV shoots on earth and encourage them to stay longer in Spain.
The country is home to one of the biggest historical heritage offers in Europe and boasts spectacular landscapes, both of which have been exploited by a strong line in big fantasy titles from “Game of Thrones,” which shot in Spain over 2014-18, to “The Witcher,...
- 12/28/2022
- by John Hopewell and Pablo Sandoval
- Variety Film + TV
As a sector grows, it adds more specialist infrastructure. Taking place Oct. 20-21 and organised by the Feria de Valladolid and Spain Film Commission, Spain’s Shooting Locations Marketplace is a case in point and part of Spain’s drive to consolidate as one of the world’s foremost big shoot locales.
“The Spain Film Commission’s policy is to target specific industry segments, beginning with location managers,” Spain Film Commission president Carlos Rosado said at Valladolid.
The Marketplace is a case in point, coming as the value of locations has grown to become a basic consideration in a highly competitive new content scene. “There’s an exponential increase of productions that has raised the need to set each story in a unique location which meets both producers and directors criteria,” Rosado added. Following, seven takeaways:
A Unique Event
Few events on Europe’s big shoot scene are more specialist...
“The Spain Film Commission’s policy is to target specific industry segments, beginning with location managers,” Spain Film Commission president Carlos Rosado said at Valladolid.
The Marketplace is a case in point, coming as the value of locations has grown to become a basic consideration in a highly competitive new content scene. “There’s an exponential increase of productions that has raised the need to set each story in a unique location which meets both producers and directors criteria,” Rosado added. Following, seven takeaways:
A Unique Event
Few events on Europe’s big shoot scene are more specialist...
- 12/8/2022
- by Pablo Sandoval
- Variety Film + TV
Film Bazaar host nation India and Spain are seeking to improve ties in the film and TV industries.
Delegations from both countries last week signed a three-way memorandum intended to boost production and assist filmmakers. The deal was signed by the Producers Guild of India, the Spain Film Commission and Casa de la India.
“The association will help Indian producers – across film, television and digital content – to access the best of equipment, talent, facilities, locations, incentives and government support when shooting in Spain,” said the Pgi on Friday.
The two countries have an audiovisual co-production treaty that was signed in 2012. But the Nfdc’s Film Facilitation Office website shows no example of it being used for a feature film. A seminar will be held at Film Bazaar on Monday on the future of Spain-India co-productions.
Adjacent to the Mou, industry delegations sat down to discuss cooperation. The Producers Guild of...
Delegations from both countries last week signed a three-way memorandum intended to boost production and assist filmmakers. The deal was signed by the Producers Guild of India, the Spain Film Commission and Casa de la India.
“The association will help Indian producers – across film, television and digital content – to access the best of equipment, talent, facilities, locations, incentives and government support when shooting in Spain,” said the Pgi on Friday.
The two countries have an audiovisual co-production treaty that was signed in 2012. But the Nfdc’s Film Facilitation Office website shows no example of it being used for a feature film. A seminar will be held at Film Bazaar on Monday on the future of Spain-India co-productions.
Adjacent to the Mou, industry delegations sat down to discuss cooperation. The Producers Guild of...
- 11/20/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Producers, showrunners, line producers and location managers all agree: When it comes to shooting a production in Spain, they need a bridge with local administrations.
As film and TV shoots ramp up to historic heights — doubling expenditure in 2021 vs. the average spend for 2016-19 — Spain’s intoxicating mix of historic cities, natural parks and intricate local regulations means that the role of the film commissions has become crucial in successfully carrying out production.
To date, there are 37 film commissions or offices across Spain, forming part of the Sfc Network. “Film commissions have come a long way in recent years and have understood what their role is,” says Meñakoz Films’ Fernando Victoria de Lecea, president of the Profilm line producers’ body, who fulfilled that role on Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.”
“When a location manager doesn’t control a region too much, the film commissioner offers a large database. Then, he...
As film and TV shoots ramp up to historic heights — doubling expenditure in 2021 vs. the average spend for 2016-19 — Spain’s intoxicating mix of historic cities, natural parks and intricate local regulations means that the role of the film commissions has become crucial in successfully carrying out production.
To date, there are 37 film commissions or offices across Spain, forming part of the Sfc Network. “Film commissions have come a long way in recent years and have understood what their role is,” says Meñakoz Films’ Fernando Victoria de Lecea, president of the Profilm line producers’ body, who fulfilled that role on Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City.”
“When a location manager doesn’t control a region too much, the film commissioner offers a large database. Then, he...
- 9/10/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Key figures on Spain’s shoot scene have urged Spain’s film-friendly government to raise caps on incentives for international productions shooting in Spain to a muscular €30 million ($33 million) per title.
Current ceilings are €18 million ($19.8 million) for the Canary Islands, €10 million ($11 million) for the rest of Spain.
The call for a muscular rise in incentives was made at Spain’s Málaga Film Festival, as industry figures including Fernando Victoria de Lecea, line producer on Wes Anderson’s 2021 Spanish shoot “Asteroid City,” sketched a possible roadmap to take full advantage of the country’s extraordinary $1.8 billion Spain Avs Hub state funding which has begun to flow into events such as Málaga’s Spanish Screenings and the bullush promotion of Spanish series at Series Mania.
Other panelists took in Carlos Rosado, president of the Spain Film Commission, Roberto Sacristán, head of Alianza Industria Audiovisual (Alia) and Rosa García, president of RedCau, a...
Current ceilings are €18 million ($19.8 million) for the Canary Islands, €10 million ($11 million) for the rest of Spain.
The call for a muscular rise in incentives was made at Spain’s Málaga Film Festival, as industry figures including Fernando Victoria de Lecea, line producer on Wes Anderson’s 2021 Spanish shoot “Asteroid City,” sketched a possible roadmap to take full advantage of the country’s extraordinary $1.8 billion Spain Avs Hub state funding which has begun to flow into events such as Málaga’s Spanish Screenings and the bullush promotion of Spanish series at Series Mania.
Other panelists took in Carlos Rosado, president of the Spain Film Commission, Roberto Sacristán, head of Alianza Industria Audiovisual (Alia) and Rosa García, president of RedCau, a...
- 3/23/2022
- by John Hopewell and Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
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